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This Day in CVH/DLR History

1954
"Diamond" David Lee Roth is born in Bloomington, IN.

1976
Van Halen plays Gazzarri's in West Hollywood, CA.

1978
Van Halen is certified "Platinum" by the RIAA.

David Lee Roth appears on cover of Circus Magazine. "Heavy Metal Meltdown - Van Halen Takes On Black Sabbath" by Scott Cohen. This article was run again in another issue under the title "Van Halen's Challenge of 1978."

Van Halen plays the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany. Black Sabbath is the headliner.

1980
Van Halen plays the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA. Talas is the opening act. Dave celebrates his birthday on stage with a woman who jumps out of a 5-foot tall cake.

1986
David Lee Roth plays the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, NJ.